Connection to Chechen Militants Is Denied

By

Lukas I. Alpert

Updated April 21, 2013 7:39 p.m. ET

MOSCOW—A jihadist website linked to a Chechen militant's Islamist movement said Sunday that the group bears no responsibility for last week's Boston Marathon bombings and that reports linking the suspects to Caucasian militant groups promotes "Russian propaganda."

"The Caucasian Mujahadeen are not fighting with the United States of America. We are at war with Russia which is not only responsible for the occupation of...